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To understand the immigration crisis, follow events in Central America
May 31, 201819-year-old Claudia Gómez was shot dead by the U.S. Border Patrol. This is the direction U.S. immigration policy has taken under Donald Trump.
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AFL-CIO launches ‘Join a union’ ad campaign
May 31, 2018“From the boardroom to the steps of the Supreme Court, a dark web of corporate interests is trying to stop us with everything it has."
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Puerto Rico death toll after hurricanes at least 4,645, not 64
May 30, 2018“Nurses on the ground saw that people were dying. Our volunteer RNs came back to the U.S. and said again and again, ‘The people of Puerto Rico are dying. Do something!’ "
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On the mainland teachers marched; in Puerto Rico, the students
May 30, 2018On the U.S. mainland, teachers have been marching, organizing at the grassroots, for more money for schools. On Puerto Rico, it was the students – 94 percent of them.
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Iraq elections: A step toward rebuilding popular power
May 30, 2018A growing progressive alliance, recovering its oil wealth, could make Iraq a country to be envied by its neighbors instead.
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